Engineering Lab Manager
Acara Solutions has been providing advanced manufacturing firms nationally with our staffing services for over 65 years. Our Long Island, NY electronics client has a salaried direct opening for an Engineering Lab Manager . The salary range is $120K - $150K. This is an onsite position.
Engineering Lab Manager is required to support the assembly/alignment/testing of RF/Microwave electronic component assemblies starting with PC sub-assemblies to modules to system integration.Generation of in-process test procedures/data sheets for PCA's, modules and top-level system testing.
Design and creation of system interface test fixturing.
Review of customer performance specifications (EQ spec) and customer supplied documentation:- Parts/Material/Process program requirements.
- Top level system test requirements including Thermal Cycling, Thermal Vacuum, Vibration, Shock and EMI testing.
- Failure reports (if required)
- Discrepant Material Report (DMR)
- Recovery Test Plans.
- Engineering change notices for customer review and internal component updates.
- End Item Data Packages for submittal to customer for review and acceptance
- Data management (storage and maintaining of test data for company review and accessibility)
Test support for engineers, technicians, engineering associates: a.
Tools (universal for RF/Microwave assemblies)b.
Test equipment (specific to each program)c.
Equipment rental/purchase.
Technical understanding of typical system designs: a.
Passive designs (power dividers, lowpass/highpass/bandpass filters, crystal filters)b.
Active designs (oscillators, amplifiers, multipliers, phase locked loops, mixers.etc.)
c.
Temperature compensation using thermistor (PTC and NTC)
Familiarity with EEE parts selection, including characterization/evaluation, screening, traceability and derating requirements for space applications including radiation.